Dr. Mimi Guarneri, MD

Concierge Integrative Medicine physician, La Jolla, CA

Pacific Pearl La Jolla

Dr. Guarneri is an integrative medicine physician who established the Pacific Pearl La Jolla membership program.

6919 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla, CA 92037

At a glance

Practice model

VIP membership program

Board certification

Cardiovascular disease and internal medicine

Access

24/7 access to membership team doctors for members

Languages

English and Italian

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About Dr. Guarneri

Dr. Guarneri earned her medical degree at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York and graduated number one in her class. She completed cardiology fellowships at New York University Medical Center and at Scripps Clinic in California. She is board certified in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine and integrative holistic medicine.

She co-founded the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine and was its medical director for 15 years. Today she is co-founder and medical director at Pacific Pearl La Jolla. She set up the membership program there and still oversees it.

She is president of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine.

Membership and fees

Pacific Pearl La Jolla offers a VIP membership program with 24/7 access to a doctor team.

The membership team includes a medical doctor and a naturopathic doctor, and comprehensive health assessments are included.

Dr. Guarneri oversees the VIP membership program and takes part in selecting practitioners for each member.

Services

Integrative cardiology Disease prevention Health creation Planetary and human health

What integrative medicine doctors commonly treat

Education and credentials

Medical school

SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York

Fellowship

New York University Medical Center and Scripps Clinic

Board certification

American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease (1995) and Internal Medicine (1991), integrative holistic medicine, nuclear cardiology

License

Verify with the Medical Board of California

Hospital and practice affiliations

Co-founder and medical director, Pacific Pearl La Jolla

President, Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM)

Past president, American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM)

Co-founder, Miraglo Foundation, a non-profit public charity

Associate clinical professor, University of California San Diego

Senior advisor to the Atlantic Health SystemChambers Center for Well Being

Location

6919 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla, CA 92037

Pacific Pearl La Jolla practice page

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Recognition and research

Awards

Named San Diego Magazine Woman of the Year, Health and Wellness Pioneer, 2016.

Received the Bravewell Physician Leadership Award in 2011.

Received the Linus Pauling Functional Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.

Honored as the ARCS Foundation Scientist of the Year in 2009.

Received the Grace A. Goldsmith award from the American College of Nutrition.

Honored with the Inner IDEA Inspiration Award at the 2011 conference in La Jolla.

Won The Integrative Health Symposium's 2020 Visionary Award.

Publications

Wrote the book "The Heart Speaks: A Cardiologist Reveals the Secret Language of Healing" (Simon & Schuster).

Wrote the book "108 Pearls to Awaken Your Healing Potential" (Hay House, spring 2017).

Co-authored the book "Total Engagement: The Healthcare Practitioner's Guide to Heal Yourself, Your Patients & Your Practice" (Changewell, Inc.).

"An exploratory investigation of human biofield responses to encountering a sacred object", Explore (2023).

"The science of connection", Global Advances in Health and Medicine (2014).

"The appropriate clinical use of niacin in the treatment of dyslipidemia", Clinical Lipidology (2015).

Teaching and research roles

Professor of The Great Courses series The Science of Natural Healing.

Media and books

Live Better Now with Mimi Guarneri, MD, a program about health, healing and longevity science.

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Questions patients ask

Does Dr. Guarneri offer a membership?

Pacific Pearl La Jolla offers a VIP membership program with 24/7 access to a doctor team. Dr. Guarneri established the membership program and continues to oversee it.

Is Dr. Guarneri board certified?

The American Board of Internal Medicine certified her in internal medicine in 1991 and in cardiovascular disease in 1995. She is also board certified in integrative holistic medicine and nuclear cardiology.

Where did Dr. Guarneri train?

She earned her medical degree at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York. She completed fellowships at New York University Medical Center and at Scripps Clinic in California.